Biden plans to meet with Democratic governors and look to shore up support after shaky debate

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden has invited each Democratic governors to conscionable connected Wednesday, arsenic helium attempts to solidify enactment among his party's apical leaders aft past week's shaky statement performance.

The treatment is apt to beryllium mostly virtual, according to 2 radical acquainted with Biden's plan, who insisted connected anonymity due to the fact that they were not authorized to sermon a docket that hasn't yet been made public.

The president denounced the Supreme Court ruling connected statesmanlike immunity connected Monday nighttime but had different announced a mostly politics-free and business-as-usual postdebate docket — including readying to big July 4 celebrations astatine the White House for Thursday's holiday.

The gathering is the strongest denotation yet that Biden is attempting to calm fears among immoderate Democrats, who interest helium whitethorn not beryllium up to continuing a run — overmuch little decision Donald Trump — pursuing his sometimes raspy and halting show during past week's statement successful Atlanta.

Texas Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett called Tuesday for Biden to formally withdraw from the race. But astir of the party's highest-profile leaders successful Congress and elsewhere person continued to backmost him, astatine slightest for now.

There is besides nary denotation that the president is earnestly considering stepping aside.

His run has downplayed the president’s governmental problems successful a bid of memos and backstage meetings with donors, strategists and enactment insiders, insisting that Biden tin enactment 1 atrocious statement show Biden him without hurting his semipermanent chances successful November.